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Pharmocolgie
pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is pharmacology? | the study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties and effects on living organisms |
| Drugs can be classified as what? | classifications |
| Drugs that have the same effects fit under what? | several classifications |
| Name the three drug classifications | by their chemical compositon, by how they work, and by the disease they treat. |
| Define Generic name and Brand name | a generic name reflects the chemical name, but in a shorter form. a brand name is the name the manufacturer uses to market the drug |
| Define Indications and contra-indications | indications are the reasons for administering a medication or performing a treatment. a contra-indication is a factor that prevents the use of a medication. |
| what is dose? | the amount of drug to be administered at one time. |
| what is mechanism of action? | it is how a drug works |
| Define effects and side effects | effect is the desired results of administration of a medication. a side effect is the effects that are not desired and that occur in addition to the desired effects |
| Define drugs | the chemical substances that cause changes, physical or emotional, in an individual |
| define medicine and list the three qualitites that drugs must have | a drug used to prevent, treat, or cure an illness or pain. the three qualities are: effectiveness, safety, and side effects. |
| Define prescription and over the counter | a presciption is a written order by the doctor. over the counter is medicine that can be purchased without a prescription |
| define analgesics | relieve pain |
| define antihistamines | help allergies |
| define antibiotics | kills bacteria |
| define antacids | relieves heartburn |
| define sublingual | under the tongue |
| define oral | the drug is swallowed and absorbed through the stomach and intestinal tract |
| define inhalation | a gas or aerosol inhaled by the patient |
| define injection | the drug is injected into a muscle mass |
| define tablets | compressed powder shaped into a disk |
| define spray | nitroglycerin sub-lingual spray |
| define liquid/vaporized | albuterol by small-volume nebulizer |
| define gel | substance taht the patient swallows |
| define suspension | drug particles mixed |
| define gas | oxygen by mask |
| list the drug forms | capsule (cap), elixir (elix), drop (gtt), suppostitory (supp), suspension (susp) and tablet (tab) |
| list routes | Im- intramuscularIv-intavenousPo-oralR-rectalSubq-subcutaneous |
| two main steps to administering medication | obtain an order and confirm an order |
| six rights of medication administration | right medicationright doseright timeright routeright patientright documentation |
| measurement | grain-grdrop-gttdram-drounce-ozpint-ptquart-qt |
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